Fondreche, Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois Vintage:2009 While this classy and stylish

While this classy and stylish effort should reward at least a decade of bottle age it should also be approachable after only 6 to 8

but David Powell delivers some remarkable reds and whites at prices that are more than fair for the quality in the bottle

mango and muskmelon for an unusually exotic expression of Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett that is as luscious in the mouth as it is heady on the nose

Intense aromas of blackcurrant

dried white flowers and pastry

Fondreche, Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois Vintage:2009 While this classy and stylishThe first vintage for the cuvee, the stacked 2009 Cotes du Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois (80% Grenache, 15% Mourvedre, and 5% Syrah, aged all in new oak) is a full bodied, sexy, opulent and mouth filling southern Rhone that has plenty of garrigue, cedary spice, leather and ripe red and black fruits. Packed with character, ripe, lengthy and guaranteed to put a smile on your face, drink it over the coming 4 5 years.